{"id":308462,"date":"2025-11-21T10:39:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/riding-through-rice-fields-avery-augustine\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:39:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:39:37","slug":"riding-through-rice-fields-avery-augustine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=308462","title":{"rendered":"Riding Through Rice Fields \u2014 Avery &#038; Augustine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">I\u2019m excited to announce that <strong>RIDING THROUGH RICE FIELDS<\/strong>, my newest picture book illustrated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biancaaustria.art\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bianca Austria<\/a>, comes out on <strong>March 4, 2025<\/strong>, and is available to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.averyandaugustine.com\/riding-through-rice-fields\">pre-order<\/a> now!  Signed copies are available to order from <a href=\"https:\/\/belcantobooks.net\/preorder-%2B-signed-books\">Bel Canto Books<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">A trip home reminds us of who we are.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Mateo and his dad live lonely, disconnected lives in the city. Every night at dinner, they look at each other, but they don&#8217;t really see each other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">When they arrive in the Philippines for a family reunion, Mateo sees something in his dad\u2019s eyes that he\u2019s never seen before\u2014adventure. Mateo and his dad embark on an epic bicycle trip to his father&#8217;s childhood home, and along the way, they catch fish in a turquoise river, pick coconuts from a tall tree, and ride through one glorious rice field after another. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">While Mateo learns more about this side of his father that he never knew, he also learns about bayanihan\u2014people in the community coming together\u2014to help someone in need. When the trip comes to an end, it&#8217;s difficult to say goodbye, but not only do Mateo and his dad bring home a stronger relationship as father and son, they also carry bayanihan back to their life in the city and strengthen the ties in their community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Much gratitude to everyone who worked to bring this story to life, including the amazing team at Viking Books for Young Readers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m excited to announce that RIDING THROUGH RICE FIELDS, my newest picture book illustrated by Bianca Austria, comes out on March 4, 2025, and is available to pre-order now! Signed copies are available to order from Bel Canto Books. A trip home reminds us of who we are. 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